Elevation of Blood Magnesium and Potassium in Avian Erythromyeloblastic Leukosis.

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Abstract
Studies were made on the levels of Ca++, Na+, Mg++ and K+ in the plasma of birds with erythromyeloblastic leukosis. No changes from the normal were observed with the extracellular elements Ca++ and Na+. In contrast, the ordinarily intracellular elements Mg++ and K+ were elevated in close relationship to the capacity of the plasmas to dephosphorylate adenosine triphosphate and, consequently, to the virus content of the plasmas. The source of the abnormal amounts of Mg++ and K+ were not determined. The possible origin of the elements was discussed.

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